Reasons for people in Rayalaseema preferring Bus to Train apart from those in GTL-RU route.
4 districts, 5 major cities. ATP, KRNT, HX, CTO, TPTY
Connectivity Issue:
1. ATP - HX (Road 165 kms, Rail, 212 kms) ( No Direct train) If I travel by bus, I reach in 3.5 hrs. If I Travel by train, I have to make a transfer at...
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GY. The fastest chain is 4.40 hrs. So prefer Bus.
2. ATP - CTO (No Direct Train) If I travel by train I take 7 hrs. If I have to travel by train, I have to make a transfer at PAK. Connects only by a passenger train in the day time. Can't do it... So prefer Bus.
3. ATP - KRNT (No daytime train) Have to make a transfer at GTL that too by Passenger. So prefer Bus.
4. KRNT - HX (Road: 200 kms, Rail: 265 kms) No daytime direct train apart from Tri weekly AP SK which takes 5 hrs) So prefer Bus.
5. HX - CTO (No daytime train) Connect directly by Venakatadri at midnight. Else have to transfer at TPTY.
6. KRNT - CTO (Same as point 5)
7. KRNT - TPTY (Same as Point 4)
8. HX - TPTY (Ample Connections in daytime until RU)
9. ATP -TPTY (No day time Express train) Have to transfer at GY So prefer Bus. Now the night time passenger is a super hit.
Anantapur's Major towns ATP and HUP:
ATP - RDG (No Direct Train) Transfer at GTL. By road its only 90 kms.
ATP - TX (No Direct Train) Transfer at GY. By road only 53 kms.
Kalyandurg (No RS). Proposed in budgets. Assembly Constituency
Madakasira (No RS). Not Proposed. Assembly Constituency of the Minister Raghu Veera Reddy
ATP - KRY(Only one passenger train in the day time)
Singanamala (No RS) Not Proposed. Not needed too. Assembly Constituency of Minister & VIP Shailajanath
HUP - RDG (Same as ATP RDG
HUP - KRY (No direct train)
ATP - SSPN is less connected by trains than it shall be
SSPN is not directly Connected directly by KRY, RDG, TU.